Hundreds of Sacramento-area students rallied to support four students suspended for wearing anti-gay shirts. One participant said: "It's only going to get worse against Christians. We're going to get persecuted more and more. But those who stand to the end: God is going to save them." Um, right...
Sony's banking on Spider Man 3. Literally. Some insiders claim the flick cost $300 million to produce. No doubt, however, it'll make it back. And then some.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission will honor Nepal's Blue Diamond Society for all their hard activist work. Unfortunately, they will not be honored with actual blue diamonds.
We've never quite understood Kate Moss and Pete Doherty's relationship. Now we do. And they're kind of cute. Still total nutters, but cute...
The fuzz may have been investigating theft at Atlanta's airport, but they found a bunch of horny gay men, instead. Now they're looking for more.
Regional lawyers have ruled that Latvia's City Council acted unjustly in barring last year's gay pride parade. Hoorah!
Maryland's House has passed a bill requiring health insurance companies to extend benefits to same-sex partners and children. The bill now needs to be signed by the governor to become a law. (We totally just had a School House Rock flashback.)
GLAAD's celebrating the tenth anniversary of Ellen Degeneres' coming out with a month full of flag-waving faggotry.
Sri Lanka may forbid homosexuality, but that's not stopping gay activists from planning a pride event. Trouble is, they don't have any money. Do you?
In an effort to make a more single friendly album, Madonna has joined forces with Justin Timberlake and uber-producer Timbaland. If they can't help her sales, no one can...
The House Judiciary Committee isn't fucking around with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. They've just issued a subpoena for more documents regarding the allegedly illegal firing of federal prosecutors. Nail him to the wall, kids!
New York has agreed to extend benefits to employee's same-sex partners. About fucking time, no?
Mario Vasquez still claims he's not gay. But, of course, the interview took place before that whole sexual harassment lawsuit, so who knows...
Don Imus may have called them "nappy-headed hos", but the Rutgers Women's basketball team has agreed to have a little sit-down. We hope they give it to him good.
Robbie Williams may have ditched Take That! to embrace his bad boy image, but some are saying the recently rehabbed singer's mulling a musical reunion. Um, is that supposed to be a career booster or a death rattle?
21-year old Akino George has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in the beating of gay singer, Kevin Aviance. Like his violent cohorts, George copped a plea. Smart fucker...




In New York tonight? Looking for something to do? Well, head on over to element and check out a special performance by our friend, DJ Drew G (pictured).
Known for his heavy beats and clever mixes, Drew'll be unveiling a new remix of Christina Aguilera's hit single, "Ain't No Other Man." And, according to our sources, Ms. Aguilera will be there, so wear something nice. You can't be meeting a diva looking like a slob.
For complete details, check out DJ Drew G's website.
We've already discussed Justin Timberlake's album today, but if you want even more JT - and a pretty biting review of Christina Aguilera's new album, check out Sasha Frere-Jones' review in The New Yorker. What? We read The New Yorker. Well, at least the music reviews. PS: We think Frere-Jones has a crush on Justin Timberlake. Pass it on.
Sex Symbols [The New Yorker]
Previously: Justin Timberlake Goes Hard - And Not in a Good Way

• In St. Maarten, the trial against four men accused of brutally assaulting American Ryan Smith and his friends is put on hold — so Smith can return to the island to testify. [AP]
• Christina Aguilera, pissed that her friend Lance Bass can't marry boyfriend Reichen Lehmkuhl, comes out to publicly support gay marriage. [IE]
• In Mississippi, Willie Lee Mack pleaded guilty to the 2003 stabbing murder of his employer Gregory Acker, who Mack claimed "chased chased him with a baseball bat after Mack rebuffed a sexual advance." He was sentenced to 18 years. [AP]
• Senator Hillary Clinton is holding up the renewal of the 1990 Ryan White Act, a federal law passed to fight HIV/AIDS. She claims she wants more funding for her home state of New York, but critics say her political ambitions are the driving force behind the stall. [WaPo]
• In South Africa, cabinet members have moved to push through a gay marriage bill, foreshadowing the first African country to grant gays and lesbians the right to marry. [Reuters]

• That Channing Tatum's Step Up grossed $20 million in its opening weekend has Hollywood mouths agape — and some worried that studios will be looking to nobodies for box office paydays. [TMZ]
• Laguna Beach's Boom Boom Room – scheduled to close over Labor Day – gets a one year life extension. [OC Register]
• Your First Amendment rights are being restored, thanks to a federal judge ruling the White House's wiretapping-without-warrant policies are unconstitutional and must be ended immediately. [NYT]
• When Martina Navratilova retires for the second time in September after the U.S. Open, the tennis great will be honored with induction into the U.S. Open Court of Champions. [Southern Voice]
• Since its inception two months ago, a law banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in Washington State has really only raised question about the policy, rather than uproar about gays and lesbians being protected. [Advocate]
• To celebrate the release of Christina Aguilera's new album Back To Basics, Marc Jacobs gave the songstress a shopping bag full of his fall collection. As a thank you, Christina offered the designer a "campy young gentleman" — and they proceeded to dance the night away to "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." [NYDN]
• Fall fashion weighs more than the models displaying it. [Gawker]

We will always love Xtina no matter what she does just because she is so classy, but her new single is actually good! It's not very "drrrrrrty," but we can look past that because of the sentiment. She is singing about fidelity, and with such fierceness that we actually believe her even though she is such a skank.
Take a listen here and tell us what you think!

Trying to inject a little skankiness into a new duets record, Barbra Streisand is courting Christina Aguilera to sing with her on a track. Christina is practically peeing herself, claiming, "She's my idol and I admire everything she does with her career."
Dogged by rumors that she chose Xtina for her singing talent, Barbra put them to rest by informing the public that she plans to also sing a duet with Antonio Banderas "just because he has a cute butt"*.
*not an actual quote
Barbra Courts Christina [SkyOne]

Two ladies with big voices and even bigger senses of personal style collided at the Agent Provocateur show during L.A. Fashion Week. While Cher was looking maybe a bit too relaxed, Christina Aguilera was thrilled to see a predecessor whose wackiness made it that much easier for Christina to act like a huge skank in the name of personal expression.
Agent Provocateur intimatewear is designed by Joseph Corre, who is the son of fashion designer Vivienne Westwood and former manager of the Sex Pistols Malcolm McLaren, which means those panties have enough edge for both the queen of costumes and the princess of trashiness. Long live the the royal family!
Courtney In Seventh Heaven At Provacateur Show [Hello! via A Socialite's Life]